Argon Content of the Martian Atmosphere at the Viking 1 Landing Site: Analysis by X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Abstract
The argon content of the martian atmosphere at the Viking 1 landing site is <= 0.15 millibar or <= 2 percent by volume (95 percent confidence level).
- Publication:
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Science
- Pub Date:
- August 1976
- DOI:
- 10.1126/science.193.4255.804
- Bibcode:
- 1976Sci...193..804C
- Keywords:
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- Argon;
- Atmospheric Composition;
- Landing Sites;
- Mars Atmosphere;
- Viking Lander 1;
- X Ray Fluorescence;
- Abundance;
- Gas Analysis;
- Mass Spectrometers;
- Potassium;
- X Ray Analysis;
- X Ray Spectroscopy;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration